The olfactory epithelium as a port of entry in neonatal neurolisteriosis

The olfactory epithelium as a port of entry in neonatal neurolisteriosis

Listeria monocytogenes causes meningitis in newborns. Here, Pägelow et al. present a mouse model of neonatal cerebral listeriosis, and show that nasal inoculation, but not intragastric administration, leads to early brain infection in the absence of bacteraemia during the neonatal period.

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Main Authors: Dennis Pägelow, Chintan Chhatbar, Andreas Beineke, Xiaokun Liu, Andreas Nerlich, Kira van Vorst, Manfred Rohde, Ulrich Kalinke, Reinhold Förster, Stephan Halle, Peter Valentin-Weigand, Mathias W. Hornef, Marcus Fulde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06668-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06668-2

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